Scottie Scheffler’s Yukon XL is up on the market.
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The Kelley Blue E-book units the resale worth for a 2012 GMC Yukon XL at $8,571, however that’s assuming the automobile is in comparatively good situation.
How a couple of 2012 GMC Yukon XL with 184,000 miles on it? How about one which crossed the US a number of occasions within the mid-to-late 2010s? Would it not assist if it had a brand new(ish) transmission? What if the automobile was particularly marketed as a “Grasp Version” Yukon GMC, with plates specifying it was bought in Augusta, Ga., throughout Masters week?
Oh, and what if the automobile belonged to a two-time Masters champion and undisputed World No. 1? What if he used that automobile to journey to many of the formative golf tournaments of his life? And what if he was nonetheless simply 28, with a protracted way forward for extra golf titles in his future? How a lot would it not price to purchase his outdated set of wheels?
That’s the query dealing with golf followers worldwide on Monday, as Scottie Scheffler’s famed Yukon XL has been put up for public sale with a beginning bid of $50,000. Proceeds from the sale, which is being dealt with by Heritage Auctions, will help the Triumph Over Child Most cancers charity.
Scheffler’s household purchased the Yukon after their earlier automobile broke down whereas touring to the 2012 Masters with Scottie’s highschool golf crew. As such, the truck is a particular “Grasp Version” automobile with signage indicating its origins from an Augusta, Ga., GM dealership.
Scott Scheffler gifted his son the automobile when he turned skilled in 2018, and Scottie drove the automobile all around the United States for the higher a part of the subsequent half-decade as he began his precipitous climb to the highest of the golf world.
After retiring the automobile earlier this yr, Scheffler’s father urged Scottie public sale it off to profit the TOKC, a charity began by the household of an outdated junior golf good friend who died from a uncommon type of bone most cancers. Scottie shortly agreed, and earlier than lengthy, CBS Sports activities broadcaster Jim Nantz had pledged $50,000 for the automobile to assist drive up the bidding.
Those that want to contribute to the bidding can achieve this on the hyperlink right here. You possibly can learn extra about Triumph Over Child Most cancers right here.
